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32-587: [REDACTED] Look up ĉies , cíes , cies , or Cíes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. CIES or Cies may refer to: Groups, organizations [ edit ] Council for International Exchange of Scholars , International Institute of Education; which assists the U.S. government in managing the Fulbright Program Comparative and International Education Society ,

64-402: A US-UK research organization Citizens' Institute for Environmental Studies , Korea Federation for Environmental Movements International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES; French: Centre International d'Etude du Sport ), University of Neuchatel, Neuchatel, Switzerland; a research centre formed in conjunction with FIFA (world soccer association) CIES Football Observatory (for soccer) at

96-789: A definite agreement in June 2002, creating the National Land-Marine Park of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia, formed by a number of archipelagos , islands and cays , namely the Cíes, Ons , Sálvora , Noro  [ es ] , Vionta, Cortegada Island and the Malveiras  [ es ] . The marine part of the Park is measured as a 100-meter-wide strip from the shore in low tide . Since 1992, underwater fishing

128-1344: A naval battle in Spanish waters Cíes -class patrol boat; see List of retired Spanish Navy ships Spanish boat Cíes ; see List of retired Spanish Navy ships Other uses [ edit ] Cíes Islands , Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean Companion of the Institution of Engineers in Scotland (CIES), postnominal letters and position at the Institution of Engineers in Scotland Capital Investment Entrant Scheme, seen in Visa policy of Hong Kong#Employment, investment, and study visas See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "cies" , "c-i-e-s" , "ciess" , "cie-s" , or "ci-es" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles beginning with CIES All pages with titles beginning with Cies All pages with titles containing cies CIE (disambiguation) for

160-405: A range of school events aimed at encouraging young people to consider engineering careers. Between 1870 and 2020 the institution was known as the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (IESIS) . IES is registered as a Scottish Charity, No SC011583 and is the fourth oldest, still-active, registered Company in Scotland. Members, Fellows, Graduates or Companions are entitled to use

192-522: A variety of birds wintering or resting on their migratory journeys here. In the Alto da Campa (Illa do Faro) and in the Faro do Peito (San Martiño), there are ornithological observatories. The waters around the islands are rich in biodiversity, attracting whales, dolphins, and sharks including blue sharks and basking sharks . The underwater area surrounding the Cíes forms one of the richest ecosystems on

224-522: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages cies The Cíes consist of three islands, Monteagudo ("Sharp Mount" or North Island), do Faro ("Lighthouse Island", or Illa do Medio, "Middle Island") and San Martiño ("Saint Martin" or South Island). Monteagudo is separated from the Morrazo peninsula by the North Canal while San Martiño

256-459: Is forbidden in the islands. National Parks are nature areas nearly untransformed by human activity that, based on their landscape , geological or ecosystems possess aesthetic , ecologic , educative or scientific values worth of special protection. Therefore, the activities that alter or endanger the stability of the ecosystem are forbidden. Some traditional activities (like traditional fishing) are allowed as long as they are compatible with

288-511: Is separated from the coast of Santoulo cape (mount Ferro) by the Freu da Porta Strait . The Do Faro island is linked to the North island by an accumulation of sand 1,200 m (3,937 ft) long known as Rodas beach , in the eastern side of the island. During high tide the sea flows between the islands in the western side and, blocked by the beach it fills the lagoon between the sandy area and

320-462: The 52 Places for a Changed World , due to its efforts "to protect its environment and guard against overtourism ". The scrubland is formed mainly of autochthonous species, like gorse , broom , asparagus , spurge flax ( Thymelaea ) or rockrose ( Cistaceae ). The woodland has suffered bigger alterations, since most endemic species like the common fig or the pyrenaean oak ( Quercus pyrenaica ) are now reduced to symbolic representation by

352-571: The Iberian Peninsula western coast. Typically marshland flora (like rushes ) grow in the area of the lagoon. There is a large colony of seagulls, about 22,000 pairs, and they are the dominant species in Cíes. A census in 1960 counted 400 pairs of Iberian guillemots ( Uria aalge albionis ), a species now almost extinct on the islands. Other species include birds of prey, pigeons, petrels , pelicans, doves, woodpeckers and other types of bird, which nest in trees and cliffs. Also, there are

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384-1079: The International Centre for Sports Studies International Center for a Scientific Ecology (ICSE; CIES; French: Centre International pour une Écologie Scientifique ); see Heidelberg Appeal International Centre for Students and Interns (CIES; French: Centre International des Etudiants et Stagiaires ), Campus France  [ fr ] , Paris, France Centre d'initiation à l'enseignement supérieur  [ fr ] (French: Higher Education Teaching Initiation Centre ) Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia (Portuguese: Center for Research and Studies in Sociology ), ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon , Lisbon, Portugal Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios de la Salud (Spanish: Center for Health Research and Studies ), National Autonomous University of Nicaragua; see Regional Center for Disaster Information for Latin America and

416-571: The British newspaper The Guardian chose the beach of Rodas , on the island of Monteagudo , as "the best beach in the world." " Galegos come here to spend long, lazy summer days on the Praia das Rodas, a perfect crescent of soft, pale sand backed by small dunes sheltering a calm lagoon of crystal-clear sea ", says the magazine. In 2022, the island was chosen by the New York Times , as one of

448-845: The Caribbean CII Centre of Excellence in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Startups (CIES), Confederation of Indian Industry Centre for International Environmental Studies, Geneva Graduate Institute, International Geneva, Genva, Switzerland; see List of environmental research institutes Center for Intensive English Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida; see List of Florida State University people Central Intelligence Evaluation Sector, Department of National Intelligence and Security (South Africa) , African National Congress Canada India Education Society, which annually awards The Dhahan Prize Military [ edit ] Battle of Cíes Islands (1590) ,

480-524: The Galician coast. The most remarkable thing is an important forest of brown algae. The perimeter of the islands has different types of environments: the cliffs, exposed to strong waves, are populated by barnacles and mussels. In its underwater part, very rocky, you can find crabs, spider crabs, lobsters and octopuses. On the beaches of the most protected areas there are many bivalve molluscs, as well as turbot, plaice and sole. The rocky but protected areas of

512-661: The Institution endows two prestige lectures: Both have attracted high-profile speakers. IES has a significant collection of engineering papers and other materials in its archives. Since 2013, there has been a programme to digitise all Transactions of the Institution from its earliest days so that these may be made available as a reference resource. In 2011, IES launched a new initiative, The Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame , to celebrate Scotland's tradition of engineering and shipbuilding. It provides role models for young people considering careers in engineering. The first seven inductees were announced by President Gordon Masterton at

544-1158: The Institution's annual James Watt Dinner in September 2011. As of 2024, there have been 60 names added to the Hall of Fame, 14 of whom were living inductees (in alphabetical order): Douglas Anderson (retinal imaging), Thomas Graham Brown (ultrasound scanner), Craig Clark (satellite engineer), James Goodfellow (automated teller machine), Hugh Gill (bionic hand), Naeem Hussain (bridge engineer), Carol Marsh (electronics engineer), Gordon McConnell (aircraft engineer), Sir Jim McDonald (electrical power engineer and University leader), Sir Duncan Michael (structural engineer and business leader), Sir Donald Miller (electrical power engineer and business leader), David Milne (electronics pioneer and business leader), Ian Ritchie (computing engineer and business leader), Stephen Salter (wave power pioneer). To date there have been six female inductees, Dorothée Pullinger , Anne Gillespie Shaw , Victoria Drummond , Mary Fergusson , Anne Neville and Carol Marsh. The Hall of Fame panel encourages nominations from

576-454: The Institution, Karen Dinardo, took office on 4 October 2016, at the start of a two-year term. Her father, Carlo Dinardo, had been president in 1999–2001. The Institution has had a number of headquarters. The building at 39 Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow was commissioned and built in 1906–08 and was designed by J.B. Wilson. In the foyer of this building, there is a memorial to the 36 engineers who died on RMS Titanic . The marble and bronze memorial

608-404: The abbreviated distinctive letters after their name - MIES, FIES, GIES, CIES. The inaugural meeting of the Institution of Engineers in Scotland was held on 1 May 1857. Office bearers were appointed and the principal objective of the new institution was set down as "the encouragement and advancement of Engineering Science and Practice". It was to have a broad basis for membership, and engineers from

640-595: The environment and the preservation of natural resources. Since 1988, the Islands have a status of ZEPA ( Zona de Especial Protección para las Aves , Spanish for Special Protection Area for Birds), and they are included in the Natura 2000 network, which develops European Union Directives in relation to habitats and birds . It contains one of the main colonies of the yellow-legged gull . The ZEPAs are protected mainly to avoid pollution and general deterioration of

672-406: The first President of the Institution and Neilson succeeded him in 1859. The engineer James Howden , who died in 1913, was the last surviving founding member of the Institution. The Institution was an early promoter of consciousness of industrial effects on the environment. In those early years there was a pervading atmosphere of enquiry into the applications of steam power. In 1858 the Institution

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704-401: The interior of the islands are populated by true forests of anemones and numerous sea urchins. The waters surrounding the Cíes are usually visited by dolphins, whales and sea turtles. The water circulation system that enters and leaves the Galician estuaries and the mixture of fresh and salt water favor the concentration of nutrients and microorganisms that are a source of food for the rest of

736-668: The marine species. Archaeological remains can also be observed on these seabeds. 42°13′24″N 8°54′14″W  /  42.22333°N 8.90389°W  / 42.22333; -8.90389 Institution of Engineers in Scotland The Institution of Engineers in Scotland ( IES ) is a multi-disciplinary professional body and learned society , founded in Scotland, for professional engineers in all disciplines and for those associated with or taking an interest in their work. Its main activities are an annual series of evening talks on engineering, open to all, and

768-457: The mining, foundry, railway, iron, shipbuilding and other industries were to be eligible. The prime movers behind the founding of the Institution were William John Macquorn Rankine , Regius Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Glasgow , and Walter Montgomerie Neilson , one of the major figures in establishing Glasgow 's locomotive-building industry. Rankine was

800-554: The places used by birds permanently or during their migrations. In summer, boats link Monteagudo with the ports of Vigo, Baiona and Cangas . There is a camping area but permissions have to be reserved at the Vigo port. A supermarket, a visitor center and a restaurant cater for visitors. There are no waste bins on the islands. Visitors are required to take their litter back to the mainland. The Cíes Islands are composed of nine beaches with fine white sand and clear waters. In February 2007

832-548: The reforestation of nearly one fourth of the surface with pine trees and eucalyptus . On the other hand, the strong winds with a high content in salt act as barrier in the development of the trees. Some rare and representative coastal species do grow in the dunes, beaches and cliffs under very extreme climatic conditions, as the sea pink ( Armeria pungens ; in galician herba de namorar or "love plant"), locally endangered, and an important number of camariñas (galician common name for Corema album ), an endemic species from

864-531: The rest of the Rías Baixas . Due to the high natural value of this area and to the deterioration it was suffering by human activity, it was declared a Nature Reserve in 1980. The level of legal protection varied until November 21, 2000, when the Galician Parliament unanimously agreed to apply for the status of National Park to the central Government. The Spanish Congress of Deputies signed

896-560: The rocks. The highest peak is the Alto das Cíes (197 m (646 ft)) in Monteagudo. The islands formed by the end of the Tertiary , when some parts of the coast sank, creating the rías ("estuaries"). All three islands are the peaks of the coastal mountains now partially under the sea and are formed mainly of granitic rock. The land is mountainous with rough, nearly vertical cliffs of more than 100 m (328 ft) on

928-602: The singular of CIEs and Cies Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title CIES . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CIES&oldid=1254977189 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing French-language text Articles containing Portuguese-language text Articles containing Spanish-language text Short description

960-458: The western side, and numerous caves ( furnas ) formed by erosion from the sea and the wind. The eastern side is less steep, covered by woods and bushes and protected from the Atlantic winds, allowing the formation of beaches and dunes . Atlantic squalls pass over the islands, unloading as they collide with the coast. Therefore, the Cíes receive more or less half the quantity of rain as

992-520: Was responsible for a public meeting, held in the Glasgow City Chambers , to establish "An Association for Promoting Safety, Economy and Absence of Smoke in the raising and use of Steam". The Scottish Shipbuilders Association had been formed in 1860 and amalgamated with the Institution of Engineers in Scotland on 25 October 1865. The name Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland was adopted in 1870. The first female President of

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1024-546: Was subscribed by members, designed by the sculptor William Kellock Brown , and unveiled on 15 April 1914. The Institution, with the permission of Scottish Opera , current occupiers of the building, organised a memorial service in the building on 14 April 2012. In 2020, the Institution reverted its name to the Institution of Engineers in Scotland, reflecting the breadth of engineering disciplines among its membership and practised throughout Scotland. In addition to an annual programme of evening talks on various engineering topics,

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